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Historical Event on 8/20/1996
India defeat Pakistan in Under-15 World Challenge Final at Lord's, England.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 1/26/1950 | Dr. Rajendra Prasad (1884-1963) became the first President of India. He remained President from Jan. 26,1950 to May 13, 1962. |
| 5/19/1904 | Jamshedji Nasarvanji Tata, famous industrialist and father of modern technology, passed away at Nauheim, Hesse-Nassau, France. He commenced cotton mills in Bombay and Nagpur and founded the Tata Iron and Steel Company, which is one of the largest integrated steel mills in the world. |
| 12/4/1989 | Hardeo Joshi replaces Shiv Charan Mathur as CM of Rajasthan. |
| 10/24/1904 | Lalchand Hirachand, famous industialist, was born. |
| 4/5/1940 | Charles Freer Andrews, a Christian Missionary, died in Calcutta. He is also referred as ""Deenabandhu Andrews"". |
| 1/18/1948 | Gandhi breaks 121-hour fast in New Delhi, after halting of Muslim-Hindu riots in Calcutta. He breaks the fast on security pledges from communal leaders who ""Peace Pledge"" to Gandhiji. |
| 7/25/1997 | Laloo Yadav resigns as Bihar Chief Minister after CBI-designated court issues an arrest warrant against him in fodder scam case. His wife, Rabri Devi, is sworn in as his successor. She becomes first woman Chief Minister of the State. |
| 5/1/1998 | India and Peru sign agreements on space technology and agriculture during the visit of Indian President K. R. Narayanan there. |
| 1/2/1991 | Thiruvananthapuram airport declared India's fifth International Airport. |
| 4/15/2000 | Baichung Bhutia became the first Asian-player to score a goal in the professional English game. |
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